PRP injections can help accelerate the healing process from musculoskeletal injuries in damaged tendons and alleviate arthritis pain. It involves injecting a high concentration of platelets suspended in plasma derived from your own blood. Platelets then release growth factors, which have healing properties. PRP injections have shown to be superior to both cortisone and hyaluronic acid (HA) injections, in providing long-term pain relief and functional improvement.*
Commonly used in:
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer’s elbow
- Rotator cuff tendonitis
- Osteoarthritis of hip, knee and shoulder
- Plantar fascitis
* Qiao, X et al. Efficacy and safety of corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, and PRP and combination therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2023 Nov 30;24:926.
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